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The Riot Laura Wilson

The Riot By Laura Wilson

The Riot by Laura Wilson


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Summary

In the heat of summer, 1958, tensions are escalating in DI Stratton's new manor of Notting Hill, as a murder exposes society's divisions.

The Riot Summary

The Riot: DI Stratton 5 by Laura Wilson

1958: Notting Hill is sweltering in a heatwave. It's DI Stratton's new manor and a powder keg of racial tension. A rent collector is stabbed and a series of street fights between teddy boys and Caribbean immigrants sparks further unrest. Young runaway Irene, on the verge of prostitution, finds her loyalties lie on both sides of the fight. A race riot breaks out - the worst Britain has ever seen. Stratton must tread a path through the violence and prejudice to find the killer and save Irene before Notting Hill explodes.

The Riot Reviews

'A crime narrative of great authority ... extremely evocative' Financial Times. * Financial Times *
'The tang of Wilson's period detail pops off the page ... a richly imagined, compassionate story' Metro. * Metro *

About Laura Wilson

Laura Wilson (Author)
Laura Wilson was brought up in London and has degrees in English Literature from Somerville College, Oxford and UCL, London. She has worked briefly and ingloriously as a teacher, and more successfully as an editor of non-fiction books. She has written history books for children and is interested in history, particularly of the recent past, painting and sculpture, uninhabited buildings, underground structures, cemeteries and time capsules. She lives in Islington. Her first novel A LITTLE DEATH was shortlisted for both the CWA Ellis Peters and the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original. A THOUSAND LIES was shortlisted for the 2006 Duncan Lawrie Dagger. THE LOVER won the 2004 Prix du Polar Europeen for Best Crime Novel of the Year In Translation and was also shortlisted for the 2004 Gold Dagger and the Ellis Peters Award. In 2008, she won the Ellis Peters Award with her novel STRATTON'S WAR.

Laura Wilson (Author)
Laura Wilson's acclaimed and award-winning crime novels have won her many fans. Her novel Stratton's War won the Ellis Peters Award, while The Lover and A Thousand Lies were both shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. Laura is the Guardian's crime reviewer. She lives in Islington, London.

Additional information

GOR005460050
9781782063087
1782063080
The Riot: DI Stratton 5 by Laura Wilson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Quercus Publishing
2014-01-30
368
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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